About Us

Capital Storytelling is an organization based in Sacramento, California. Our mission is to empower individuals by teaching them how to tell their own true stories and, in doing so, to foster empathy, compassion, and connection among those living in our city. We are committed to diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that all of our city’s stories are heard. We believe that real social change happens when we listen to one another’s stories.

We were founded in 2018 by Sacramento State Professor, Lisa Cantrell. Having experienced a change in her own life after hearing others’ personal stories, she launched the organization with funding from Sacramento State. In the first year of Capital Storytelling’s existence, Cantrell led community-wide workshops and organized large scale events at venues throughout Sacramento.

The organization became a 501c3 at the end of 2019, and we quickly grew from there! We are now a staff of over a dozen individuals– proudly diverse in age, life experiences, race, orientation, ability, and religion– all of us dedicated to fostering greater empathy and committed to changing our communities. We are national and international at this point, offering a wide range of virtual classes including introductory and advanced oral storytelling, audio-radio storytelling, one-on-one story coaching, as well as special one day workshops with community members and businesses. Capital Storytelling trains approximately 200 individuals each year through our classes and workshops and our events are attended by nearly 800 people total annually.

We will continue to train individuals through our classes, special workshops, and partnerships with local organizations to spread the transformative power of personal storytelling. The people who work at Capital Storytelling are not only skilled storytellers and radio producers, we are also deeply committed to social change. We believe that storytelling is a powerful artform. Hearing stories gives peoples new perspectives and shifts our thinking about the world. The act of telling stories empowers individuals and creates identity. Through storytelling, Capital Storytelling hopes to draw people into a world of artistic expression while fostering empathy and connection. Learn more about who we are here.

Our Team

Our Team

Executive Director

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Storytelling Instructor, Coach, and Host of Story Lab

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Storytelling Instructor, Coach, and Communications Assistant

Our Team

Grant Writer and Program Coordinator

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Immigrant Storytelling Program Coordinator and Storytelling Instructor

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Storytelling Instructor, Coach, and Assistant Events Producer

Our Team

Storytelling Instructor and Coach

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Story Ambassadors Program Assistant and Immigrant Storytelling Program Co-coordinator

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Event Host

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Storytelling Instructor

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Storytelling Instructor

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Audio-Radio Instructor

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Audio-Radio Co-Instructor

 

Story Ambassadors

Story Ambassadors

William Tran

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Jasjeet Dhanota

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Lily Be

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Jennifer Wadlin Moylan

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Laura Ramirez

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Vered de Vries

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Lorelei Miguel-Rossow

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Bob Vines

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Akusua Akoto

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Vita Doria

Story Ambassador 2023

Story Ambassadors

Truman Young

Story Ambassador 2022

Story Ambassadors

Bianca Butler

Story Ambassador 2022

Story Ambassadors

Abby Rotstein

Story Ambassador 2022

Story Ambassadors

Barb Todd

Story Ambassador 2022

 

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